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Speaking to the Islamic Republic News agency (IRNA), Head of Hamedan Chess Committee Ahmad Ali Babaei said that 16 prominent foreign players were participating in the event.The tournament is underway in three A, B and C groups, he said.Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami, Iranian chess grandmaster did not take part in the event …

Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on the sidelines of the event, Escalante said the competitions enjoy good quality.The World Karate Federation has chosen the best referees for these competitions, he said.Referring to the fact that nine referees are members of World Federation Commission, he said that Iranian …

The 17th Congress of the Asian Wushu Federation was held today and Ali Nejad was reinstated for four years.Chan Weng Kit from Macau was also reinstated as secretary-general. Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA) is an international wushu organization established in September 25th, 1987 in Yokohama, Japan, with the aim to …

In the new ranking of FIFA published on Thursday, Iran received 1,471 points to become 32nd in the world and first in Asia. This is the first ranking after Russia 2018 World Cup using the new formula.The ranking shows France, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, and Uruguay first through fifth.The first five …

Behrouz Ataei's men were beat by Qatar 3-2 while they had won the first two sets of the game.Iran defeated Qatar in the first two sets 25-23 and 25-21 and was defeated by its mighty rival in the third, fourth and fifth set 25-22, 25-18 and 15-10, respectively.This was the …

Iran submitted a proposal to hold the 2019 veteran world wrestling championships in both freestyle and Greco-Roman styles in all age groups.The 2018 freestyle Veteran world wrestling championships will be underway in Skopje, Macedonia, on September 28-30 and the Greco-Roman tournament will be held in Perm, Russia, on October 5-7. …

Japanese official made the remarks Wednesday in a meeting with Head of Iran’s Wrestling Federation Rasoul Khadem.The competitions will be held on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Iran-Japan diplomatic ties in Iran in 2019.Iranian federation also invited head of Japanese wrestling federation to partake in one of the …

The opening ceremony of the event will be held on August 18, but football, basketball, handball and water polo competition will get underway sooner.Iranian handball team is in the same group with Malaysia and Qatar.Qatar overpowered Malaysia 64-11.After defeating Malaysia, Iranian squad is now in the second place.The Asian Games, …

In a separate meeting with Hamidreza Garshasbi, caretaker of Esteghlal and Amirhussein Fathi, Perspolis' caretaker, Taj stressed on well-preparation of Iran's representatives in Asian champions league in this season, and stated,' The simultaneous presence of Iran's two representatives in the Asian champions league quarter-finalists is the sign of Iran's football …

Behrouz Ataei's men beat their mighty rival in consecutive sets (25-19, 25-20 and 25-23).This is the fifth time that Iran is reaching to the final game of AVC Cup. Iran will play the final game against Qatar on Wednesday. With three gold medals and a silver one, Iran has been …